The 50 Prettiest Eye Shadow Ideas to Copy ASAP

There’s something super-magical and mesmerizing about gorgeous, perfectly blended eye shadow. You know, the eye shadow that looks almost velvet-soft, like it was softly blown over each eyelid with small gusts of wind. But as anyone who has ever tried to apply eye shadow knows, it ain’t that easy to apply, and more often than not, your eye shadow attempts end up looking like an arts and crafts project rather than a masterpiece.

But, hey, props to you for trying — we’ve all got to start somewhere, right? That’s why we’re so in love with eye shadow inspo photos, the ones that are fully aspirational, rarely attainable and crazy-addictive to scroll through. So to get you on our eye shadow-obsession level, we rounded up the 50 prettiest smoky, subtle, natural and colorful eye shadow looks to try on yourself, ASAP. Click through to see them all, and be prepared to take exactly 50 screenshots. You’ve been warned.